We've got a mini ep for you this week with 2 of our FAVOURITE teas for fertility and PCOS and in particular - for ensuring your actual reproductive system is as healthy as can be! Both these teas have helped us IMMENSELY so we're excited to share about them. This weeks episode is brought to you by Mel's PCOS Fertility Coaching biz! You can book a 1:1 with Mel over here. Follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at...

Most people with PCOS end up hearing about inositol for PCOS at some point but in this episode we share some of the less spoken about ways that inositol can help you - it's honestly mind blowing. If you're trying to conceive or you're working on regulating your cycle - YOU WILL LOVE THE INFO IN THIS EPISODE. We really do dive deep on the science of WHY our cycles become irregular and we struggle to ovulate and how exactly inositol fits in. Follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and...

Eeee season 4!!! A long time coming. And we've decided to kick the season off with an ep that's been a long time coming too - weight loss tips for PCOS. Possibly our most requested topic of all time and one we really hope we've done justice to. Follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls Mel and Brig xo

Not going to lie - making this episode made me (Mel) realise that I have a lot of symptoms of magnesium deficiency. I think I already kinda knew but making this episode really drove it home and made me decide to do something about it! In this episode we talk about all the signs and symptoms of magnesium deficiency, the benefits of having healthy magnesium levels and the various ways we can support our levels. Follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our...

We wish we had this to listen to when we were first diagnosed! This episode is all about the swaps you can make in your home (and some for in your cupboard) that are hormone friendly and so good for managing your PCOS. Making your home free from endocrine disrupting chemicals is a journey and most of us can't all dive in all at once but we hope this episode gives you some ideas of where to start. Follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast...

Yep...we've talked about gluten before. But this episode goes into where we are at with gluten now, and why. If you're confused about whether on not to try going gluten free - this one is for you! Follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls Mel and Brig xo

Today's ep is all about self-care! Specifically, we dive into the self-care practices we personally are LOVING having in our lives right now. Definitely some we haven't talked about before so we are excited to share! Follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls Mel and Brig xo

Bit of a deep one this week. After two months of no episodes, we might as well jump into the depths with you guys. For a while we've wanted to do an  episode where we just talk about the whole experience of pregnancy loss.  How we navigated it, the things we've learnt, the things we'd love to  see handled differently. We weren't ready until now but here it is...the real behind the scenes of pregnancy loss. This one is undeniably for all our listeners who have experienced  pregnancy loss,...

Another Q + A ep - back by popular demand! We cover everything from cycles to postpartum to body love (plus teething, weaning and co-sleeping - oh my!). Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls Mel and Brig xo

This episode is such a special one! We talk about Ayurveda a fair bit on the podcast and we've both used Ayurveda on our journeys, but this is the first time we've actually brought an Ayurvedic practitioner on to share their wisdom! And oh my did we bring in an absolutely incredible woman! To learn all about Ayurveda and how it can be used for PCOS and fertility, we have interviewed Myra Lewin, the founder of Hale Pule -  @hale_pule www.halepule.com Myra is an Ayurvedic practitioner and...

Today's episode is entirely serious...aside from the epic laughing fit Mel had when trying to actually start the episode. If you're keen to hear the cut down but still lengthy recording of her absolutely losing all control, make sure you listen to the outtake at the very end! Once she got it together though, we dove into an episode all about food! In it we list off our fave easy meal ideas for PCOS. Our diets are fairly different so there's a good range of meals plus some of our tips and...

Today's episode is brought to you by Pollie! Check out Pollie here and use our code PCOSGIRLS for 50% off the first four months of your subscription! Today we have Jane Sagui from @pollie.co on to chat all about her own journey with PCOS and how that has lead to her becoming the co-founder and CEO of Pollie. Pollie is an incredible new app for managing PCOS! Jane has been passionate about women's health, and more specifically hormonal health, since being diagnosed with PCOS nearly a decade...

Today we have Jessica Maguire from @repairing_the_nervous_system on to chat all about a key area of health that is often not even known about - the nervous system. This is an epic, highly informative episode that is going to really open your eyes to how truly connected our whole body is. It's also going to shed light on what may be a massive factor for you on your healing journey. Nervous system regulation should not be overlooked - but so many of us don't even know to look at it, which is...

Today we have Jessica Maguire from @repairing_the_nervous_system on to chat all about a key area of health that is often not even known about - the nervous system. This is an epic, highly informative episode that is going to really open your eyes to how truly connected our whole body is. It's also going to shed light on what may be a massive factor for you on your healing journey. Nervous system regulation should not be overlooked - but so many of us don't even know to look at it, which is...

Today's episode is brought to you by VUSH! Check out the VUSH AURA here and use our code PCOSGIRLS for 25% off! This episode is all about body movement - the types of body movement we enjoy, how we incorporate it into our busy lives and why we choose the exercise we choose. There's a few exercise choices that might surprise you!!! The episode somehow covers a lot of ground and you will for some reason hear references to Cher and the Black Eyed Peas and we talk about all sorts of things -...

We get asked a lot about what we eat and what we recommend people eat for PCOS, hormones and fertility. We definitely both believe that nutrition is very much about the individual but thought we would do an episode all about a super important part of our plates - protein. In the ep we cover: - Why protein is part of a balanced meal - What our favourite protein sources are - Tips and tricks for getting protein into every meal - Why plant proteins are so important - How to combine plant...

Today's episide is brought to you by Tempdrop! Our first ever podcast sponsors! Today we have a very special guest - Mel Angus from Tempdrop on to talk about all things fertility awareness, cycle charting and basal body temperature (BBT) monitoring. Mel is a Fertility Awareness Educator and she provides SO MANY insights into all things cycle. In this ep we cover: - What exactly BBT is and how to track it accurately - Misconceptions around cycle tracking and fertility awareness - What we...

We're back!! We've had a nice big break whilst Brig's family has grown and we are so happy to be back on the mic talking all things hormones, fertility and LIFE. In today's episode we do a big catch up and get to hear all about Brig's birth story for little Willa and what postpartum life has been like.  We also get an update on where Mel is at with her thyroid and mental health journey.  Plus we answer some listener questions! So happy to be back!! Make sure you follow us on Instagram...

We’re back! Couldn’t help ourselves. We’ve spent the entire season talking about Brig’s pregnancy and it felt wrong to not have one final catch up before the precious little bundle arrives. So today we hear all about where Brig is up to – - Birth plans - All about home birth - Where the baby is positioned - All of the “boy or girl” speculation! - How Brig plans to manage balancing her businesses and having a newborn - And most importantly – NAME HINTS! We also do a quick catch up on...

Gahhhh - it's the final episode of season 2! Officially, anyway. It's very likely a bonus episode may come your way at some point! Today we get deep answering all of your questions and as usual, it's a real mixed bag! We cover: - How we regulated our cycle - How to stay positive when everyone around you is falling pregnant - What to do to prepare to ttc in a year - How our partners have helped on our fertility and PCOS journeys - Tips for low progesterone - How long to stick with a...

This has been a long standing and repeatedly requested episode that we have quite frankly, been hesitant to do. We really wanted to do it right and given neither of us have much experience with this symptom - we wanted to make sure we'd really looked into things. But we are so happy the episode is finally here! In it we cover: - What hirsutism is and the various causes of it - How to treat hirsutism from the inside out - How to reduce hirsutism topically Make sure you follow us on...

Today we breakdown the different "types" of PCOS! We look at what the types are, the symptoms of each, how to use testing to figure out your type and the many treatments for each type. It's a big one! Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls Mel and Brig xo

Before PCOS Awareness Month comes to a close, we wanted to share an episode all about the things we wish people were aware of when it comes to PCOS. These are things we wish the general public knew, things we wish our doctors knew and things we wish all women with PCOS knew. Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls Mel and Brig xo

Given how prevalent it is in the PCOS community and given our own journeys with it - this week’s episode is all about anxiety. In it we cover: - Our personal journeys with anxiety - How miscarriage affected our mental health - How having PCOS affected our mental health - Pregnancy anxiety - Signs and symptoms of anxiety - Lifestyle practices for anxiety - Natural medicines for anxiety - The different types of therapy for anxiety - What on earth EMDR is - Food/nutrients for...

This week we have naturopath Dr Samina Mitha on to talk all about tests! We get asked about PCOS tests and how to interpret them all the time so we are so excited to bring you Samina's expertise. We also talk about treating insulin resistance. You can find Samina on instagram @dr.saminamitha.nd and her website is www.saminamitha.com In this episode we cover: - How to determine what tests someone with PCOS needs - What on earth functional tests are and when to get them - How to interpret...